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Binding Joseph, a free mixed-race boy, as apprentice to James Smock; "to dwell and serve untill he arrives to the age of Twenty One Years…" Also lists Smock's obligations to Joseph, incuding clothing, washing, and schooling.

"Etat des Negres Vendus provenant de la Cargaison du Navire Negrier le Jeremie, Cap. Leguillon." Record of sale of 403 black men, women, and children, acquired on the Gold Coast and transported in the ship Jérémie. NB: Slave sale occurring in Haiti.

Information regarding James Arnold, a dinner in the company of Granville Sharp (1735-1813), and "On Monday next I shall attend the privy Council by Appointment, and lay before them . . . the Evidence collected in my late tour." (See Clarkson's Abolition of the Slave Trade I, 338ff.)

An act setting free Cato, formerly owned by David Fitz Randolph. Randolph had "joined the Enemies of the United States," and when he had done so his property (including Cato) was forfeited to the state. Cato "has rendered . . . services both to this State and the United States in the time of the late War," and is thus being given his freedom.

Dispute over ownership of a slave.

Slave trade between New England, St. Eustatius, and Mozambique.

Manumission certificate for Pompy Steward, "Negro Slave named Pompy Steward, who on View and Examination, appears to us to be sound of mind and not under any Bodily incapacity to obtain a lively hood, and that he is not under Twenty-one years of age nor above Thirty-five." Richard Potts brought Steward before the subscribers.

Discussing their plans to send a vessel on a trading voyage to Africa. "I am in hopes that Mr Nagle will hear of the late Law of Congress respecting the Slave Trade…"

Concerning the slave trade route between southern states and Havana; "the act of Congress [the Slave Trade Act of 1794] alows the trade to George & the Southern States for Slaves, thear you can go with a cargo of Slaves without Braken the Act--and you can . . . make a Sham Sale and Carry your slaves to the Havana--with much less expense then you posibly can . . . from the W. Indies." Fears that peace will make the "guinea trade" less lucrative.

Desires to move to Ohio if it will be a slave state; "I am making every preparation for A Removal of my Family, & Shall certainly fix on those Lands if the invidious restriction concerning Slaves can be done away. I wish you to exert yourself in procuring petitioners to endeavour to effect this at the Next congress."